Symmetrischema escondidella
| Symmetrischema escondidella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Symmetrischema |
| Species: | S. escondidella |
| Binomial name | |
| Symmetrischema escondidella Landry, 2010 | |
Symmetrischema escondidella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Landry in 2010. It is found on the Galapagos Islands.[1]
The length of the forewings is 3.6–4 mm for males and 3.6-4.5 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown, with most scales tricoloured except some black scales forming a diagonal patch on the costa to the midline at one-fourth, three dashes increasing in length just above the midline before and after the middle and at four-fifths, and at three-fourths smaller spots at and near the base. There is also chestnut-brown scaling forming four longitudinal lines. The hindwings are greyish brown.
Etymology
The species name refers to one of the collecting localities, Playa Escondida on Pinzon Island.[2]
References
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